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Historic life sentence over schoolgirl's callous murder

Historic life sentence over schoolgirl's callous murder

Schoolgirl Charlise Mutten's killer has been sentenced to life in prison without parole, with the murder labelled, "gravely reprehensible and extremely wicked".

Reprisal fears after shooting hit on 'Angel of Death'

Reprisal fears after shooting hit on 'Angel of Death'

Reprisal fears after shooting hit on 'Angel of Death'

Reprisal fears after shooting hit on 'Angel of Death'

Drawing up a shortlist of suspects in the killing of an underworld figure is proving difficult because of the many people who wanted him dead, police say.

$500k reward to crack mum's likely cold-case murder

$500k reward to crack mum's likely cold-case murder

$500k reward to crack mum's likely cold-case murder

$500k reward to crack mum's likely cold-case murder

Authorities are pleading for information about the 2008 suspected murder of Laura Haworth, offering $500,000 for information that leads to a conviction.

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Police appeal for information after fatal park stabbing

Police appeal for information after fatal park stabbing

Detectives are investigating the seven hours before the death of a man found unconscious in a Melbourne park with what appeared to be stab wounds.

Hunt goes on for man who murdered Lucille 55 years ago

Hunt goes on for man who murdered Lucille 55 years ago

Police have renewed calls for information in the cold case of a 20-year-old woman who went missing from a bus stop in 1969.

Knife found nine years after alleged serial killing

Knife found nine years after alleged serial killing

A knife was found near a home where accused serial killer Steven Hainsworth had lived, nine years after he allegedly murdered his neighbour, a judge has heard

Life-in-prison bid for schoolgirl's callous 'execution'

Life-in-prison bid for schoolgirl's callous 'execution'

Schoolgirl Charlise Mutten was killed by a man she trusted and called "Daddy", a court has been told during an emotional sentencing hearing for her murderer.

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Man faces court charged with murdering his partner

Man faces court charged with murdering his partner

Man faces court charged with murdering his partner

Man faces court charged with murdering his partner

A Warumungu and Arrernte man has faced court charged with murdering his partner in Darwin.

Alleged serial killer expressed sympathy to family

Alleged serial killer expressed sympathy to family

Alleged serial killer expressed sympathy to family

Alleged serial killer expressed sympathy to family

Accused serial killer Steven Hainsworth told a relative of an alleged victim that he had gone into the woman's yard to retrieve a ball, a court has been told.

No warning, no reason behind driver's stabbing death

No warning, no reason behind driver's stabbing death

No warning, no reason behind driver's stabbing death

No warning, no reason behind driver's stabbing death

A former parliamentary driver was stabbed to death at his own home by a man with a propensity for violence who was on bail for an earlier alleged wounding.

Man admits he hit wife with axe after she bit his thumb

Man admits he hit wife with axe after she bit his thumb

Man admits he hit wife with axe after she bit his thumb

Man admits he hit wife with axe after she bit his thumb

A man who killed his wife has given evidence in his own murder trial where he claimed she came at him with a knife.

'Great pain' not enough to require help for dying girl

'Great pain' not enough to require help for dying girl

'Great pain' not enough to require help for dying girl

'Great pain' not enough to require help for dying girl

A woman accused of killing a young girl by withholding her insulin told police she would not have called an ambulance even if the girl was writhing in pain.

Another woman killed from suspected domestic violence

Another woman killed from suspected domestic violence

Another woman killed from suspected domestic violence

Another woman killed from suspected domestic violence

Police have arrested a man after a woman was killed in a suspected domestic violence incident.

Mother jailed for fatal cult discipline of daughter

Mother jailed for fatal cult discipline of daughter

Mother jailed for fatal cult discipline of daughter

Mother jailed for fatal cult discipline of daughter

A woman has been jailed for nine years for fatally beating her two-year-old daughter after becoming upset at her chores on a property owned by cult The Family.

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Killer family 'fixated' on police before shootings

A senior police officer would have sought specialist advice about a family of killers if he had access to information from an interstate force, a coroner heard.

Dress pulled up, alleged serial killer's trial told

The body of a woman allegedly killed by a man accused of three SA cold case murders was discovered by her 11-year-old grandson, a court has been told.

Vigil for Chinese student killed at unit block

Police are appealing for information about the circumstances surrounding the deaths of two young international students at a Sydney unit complex.

Regional trial date set for accused triple murderer

Accused triple murderer Erin Patterson will stand trial in regional Victoria almost two years after three relatives died from suspected mushroom poisoning.

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Police not told of 'doomsday' ideas before cop killings

NSW police did not pass on reports about the apocalyptic beliefs of two brothers before six people were shot dead on a rural property, a coroner has heard.

Drug user murdered three vulnerable people, court told

A man accused of three cold case murders was a drug user who killed vulnerable people while searching for valuables to fund his habit, a judge has heard.

'See you dead' threat to NSW cops before Qld shootings

A coroner investigating the shooting deaths of six people in Queensland has heard the killers' deadly threats were forwarded to NSW police hours beforehand.

Drug dealer accused of killing debtor in home invasion

Prosecutors have argued drug dealer Bahra Youseff broke into a western Sydney home and killed Adnan Salameh over a debt in November 2020.

Man admits 'evil' hit-and-run that killed doctor

A man who thought his neighbours had a vendetta against him has pleaded guilty to manslaughter after he used a vehicle to hit a doctor on a pre-dawn run.

Man charged with murder after body found in unit

Police believe a man's body was left in a Brisbane apartment after he was allegedly killed a week earlier in an altercation with a man he knew.

'How could it happen': community mourns dead child

A candlelight vigil attended by hundreds of people has been held for Sophie Wang, who died this week in her home in tranquil Emerald Lakes in Queensland.

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